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GLOSSARY

1.

BUCKING

-

The

process

of

cross

cutting

felled

tree

or

log

into

lengths,

2.

CHAIN

BRAKE

-

A

device

used

to

stop

the

chain

saw.

3.

CHAIN

SAW

POWERHEAD

-

A

chain

saw

without

the

saw

chain

and

guide

bar.

4.

DRIVE

SPROCKET

OR

SPROCKET

-

The

toothed

part

that

drives

the

saw

chain.

5.

FELLING

-

The

process

of

cutting

down

a

tree.

6.

FELLING

BACK

CUT-

The

final

cut

in

a

tree

felling

operation

made

on

the

opposite

side

of

the

tree

from

the

notching

undercut.

7.

FRONT

HANDLE-

The

support

handle

located

at

or

toward

the

front

of

the

chain

saw.

8.

FRONT

HANDLE

GUARD

•

A

structural

barrier

between

the

front

handle

of

a

chain

saw

and

the

guide

bar,

typically

located

close

to

the

hand

position

on

the

front

handle

and

sometimes

employed

as

an

activating

lever

for

a

chain

brake.

9.

GUIDE

BAR

-

A

solid

railed

structure

that

supports

and

guides

the

saw

chain.

10.

KICKBACK-

The

backward

or

upward

motion,

or

both

of

the

guide

bar

occurring

when

the

saw

chain

near

the

nose

of

the

top

area

of

the

guide

bar

contacts

any

object

such

as

a

log

or

branch,

or

when

the

wood

closes

in

and

pinches

the

saw

chain

in

the

cut.

11.

KICKBACK,

PINCH

-

The

rapid

pushback

of

the

saw

which

can

occur

when

the

wood

closes

in

and

pinches

the

moving

saw

chain

in

the

cut

along

the

top

of

the

guide

bar.

12.

KICKBACK,

ROTATIONAL

-

The

rapid

upward

and

backward

motion

of

the

saw

which

can

occur

when

the

moving

saw

chain

near

the

upper

portion

of

the

tip

of

the

guide

bar

contacts

and

object,

such

as

a

log

or

branch.

13.

LOW

-KICKBACK

CHAIN

-

A

chain

that

complies

with

the

kickback

performance

requirements

of

ANSI

B175.1-1991

when

tested

on

a

representative

sample

of

chain

saws.

14.

NORMAL

CUTTING

POSITION

-

Those

positions

assumed

in

performing

the

bucking

and

felling

cuts.

15.

NOTCHING

UNDERCUT

-

A

notch

cut

in

a

tree

that

directs

the

tree's

fall.

16.

OILER

CONTROL

-

A

system

for

oiling

the

guide

bar

and

saw

chain.

17.

REAR

HANDLE

-

The

support

handle

located

at

or

toward

the

rear

of

the

saw.

18.

REDUCED

KICKBACK

GUIDE

BAR

-

A

guide

bar

which

has

been

demonstrated

to

reduce

kickback

significantly.

19.

REPLACEMENT

SAW

CHAIN

-

A

chain

that

complies

with

the

kickback

performance

requirements

of

ANSI

8175.1-1991

when

tested

with

specific

chain

saws.

It

may

not

meet

the

ANSI

performance

requirements

when

used

with

other

saws.

20.

SAW

CHAIN

-

A

loop

of

chain

having

cutting

teeth,

that

cut

the

wood,

and

that

is

driven

by

the

motor

and

is

supported

by

the

guide

bar.

21.

SPIKED

BUMPER

(SPIKE)

-

The

pointed

tooth

or

teeth

for

use

when

felling

or

bucking

to

pivot

the

saw

and

maintain

position

while

sawing.

22.

SWITCH

-

A

device

that

when

operated

will

complete

or

interrupt

an

electrical

power

circuit

to

the

motor

of

the

chain

saw.

23.

SWITCH

LINKAGE

-

The

mechanism

that

transmits

motion

from

a

trigger

to

the

switch.

24.

SWITCH

LOCKOUT

-

A

movable

stop

that

prevents

the

unintentional

operation

of

the

switch

until

manually

actuated.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Model

No.

PLN3516F

Input

120V-,

60Hz,

13.5

Amp

Peak

Horsepower

3.5HP

No

Load

Speed

5500/min

Bar

Length

16"

(40cm)

Cutting

Speed

10.5

m/sec

Chain

Oil

Capacity

180m1

Net

Weight

(Without

guide

bar

and

chain)

4.2

kg

(9.24

Lbs)

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Section	Page
GENERAL INFORMATION	3
SAFETY	5
ASSEMBLY	9
OPERATION	11
MAINTENANCE	15

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